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Marc Staal (born January 13, 1987) is a
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professional
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for the
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of the
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(NHL) after having played over 1,000 regular season games with the
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and
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. He is the second-oldest of the
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to play in the NHL. Of the four brothers, Marc is the only defenceman, as well as the only one who has never played for the
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.


Playing career


Junior

Staal grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of
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, and was a minor hockey teammate of future NHLers Tom Pyatt,
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and
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with the Thunder Bay Kings AAA program. Staal was selected second overall in the 2003
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(OHL) Priority Selection by the
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after a solid season with the Minor Midget Kings. Staal played junior hockey from 2003 to 2007 for the
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in the OHL, where he was the team's
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, and led the Wolves to their first trip to the OHL finals in 30 years. He was drafted by the
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in
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in the first round, 12th pick overall. While most NHL scouts had projected Staal to be a top-ten selection, he fell in the draft and the Rangers, seeing Staal available even after the 11th pick was made, made a draft day trade to move up; in exchange for the
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' 12th overall selection, which they obtained from the
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, the Rangers dealt the Thrashers both its 16th and 41st picks. Staal played for Team Canada in the
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and 2007 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, bringing home gold medals both times. He was named the tournament's top defenceman in the 2006 Championships. Marc and younger brother Jared played together in Sudbury during 2006–07 season. On May 7, 2007, the OHL announced that Staal was the recipient of the
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as the OHL's Most Outstanding Defenceman for the 2006–07 season. This prestigious award was previously won by future NHL players
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,
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and
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. On May 13, 2007, although his Sudbury team lost the OHL Championship Series to the
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in six games, Staal was named the winner of the
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, which goes to the League's post-season most valuable player (MVP).


Professional


New York Rangers

On October 4, 2007, Staal made his
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debut for the
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, as well as for Head Coach
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, who would use him in that first season primarily in a defensive role. Staal would record his first NHL point against the
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on November 1, 2007, when
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deflected his shot in for a goal, earning Staal an assist. Staal scored his first NHL goal on November 14, 2007, against the
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at the
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. His wrist shot from the left faceoff circle sailed over the outstretched glove of
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and deflected in off the crossbar. Assisting on his first goal in the NHL were teammates
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and
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. During 2007–08, Staal was one of 16 rookies selected to participate in the YoungStars competition at the 2008 NHL All-Star Game in
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, where he scored a goal and added an assist. Staal finished his rookie season with ten points on the strength of two goals and eight assists; he also established himself as a reliable defender, posting a positive plus/minus rating at +2, as the Rangers qualified for the
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. He saved his best for the playoffs, with his first NHL playoff goal and two assists to help the Rangers defeat the Devils in five games during the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals. The goal was important — in the pivotal Game 4, Staal's slapper broke a 3–3 deadlock late in the third period and stood to be the game-winning goal in a 5–3 victory that gave the Rangers a 3–1 lead in the series. Like his first regular season goal, it also came against Martin Brodeur. However, despite their win over the Devils in the Conference Quarter-finals, the Rangers would fall to his younger brother Jordan’s team, the eventual
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runner-up
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, in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. In 2008–09, Staal improved his offensive output to 15 points, scoring three goals and adding 12 assists, all career highs at the time. He returned to the YoungStars Competition as a sophomore at the
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in
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, and scored two goals. Late in the season, a coaching change led to a more offensive philosophy designed to propel the Rangers into the playoffs. The defensive-minded Tom Renney was replaced by
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, who encouraged more offence from all of his players, including Staal. As a result, much of Staal's production came toward the end of the season; 6 of his 15 points came after the coaching change, in just 21 games (as opposed to nine in 61 under Renney). The Rangers would again qualify for the
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on the strength of their strong finish, but this time were defeated in the first round by the
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in seven games after blowing a 3–1 series lead. During the series, Staal would record his second career NHL playoff goal. In the summer of 2009, Marc and his brothers Eric and Jordan were invited to try out for a Team Canada roster spot for the
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in
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. However, when the team was named on December 30, 2009, Eric was the only Staal named to the squad. In his third NHL season, Staal began to transition into more of a two-way role for the Rangers during 2009–10 as the development of his offence continued under John Tortorella. Staal enjoyed the first four-game point streak of his career (one goal and three assists). Though the Rangers would miss the playoffs for the first time in Staal's career, he would establish new career highs with eight goals, 19 assists, 27 points and a career-best +11 rating during the season. He saved his finest for late in the year, scoring a beautiful, coast-to-coast goal against
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goaltender
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on April 3, 2010, after receiving the puck from teammate
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in the defensive zone. For Staal, it capped a three-game goal-scoring streak and ignited a Rangers comeback in an eventual 4–1 victory that kept the Rangers' playoff hopes alive. The team missed the playoffs on the final day of the season, however, losing 2–1 in a
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to the
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, who took the eighth and final playoff spot from the Rangers. Staal led all Ranger skaters in ice time during the final game, on-ice for 29:16 of the game's 65 minutes and finished at +1. In 2010, Marc became a
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for the first time. Though negotiations between Staal's camp and Rangers General Manager
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were often slow, Staal signed a five-year, $19.875 million extension with the team on September 15, 2010. After a strong training camp, John Tortorella recognized Staal's leadership qualities in October 2010 by naming him an
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at the age of 23. During the 2010–11 season, Staal was chosen for the first time to participate in the
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in
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,
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. During the game, he enjoyed a rare opportunity to play on the same team as his brother Eric. Staal tied
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of the
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for most shorthanded goals among defencemen, with two. On February 22, 2011, in a game against the
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, Staal was checked by his brother, Eric. Marc was looking down, fighting for the puck with another Hurricanes player, when Eric came and threw a hard shoulder check, and Marc was slow to get up. It was a legal check, and Marc played for the rest of the season, setting career highs with 22 assists and 29 points. However, it was revealed before the Rangers' 2011 training camp began that Staal was suffering from post-concussion symptoms. He did not play until January 2, 2012, in the
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against the
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. He only played 46 games in 2011–12, struggling to get his timing back from the injury as he posted a career-worst −7 and only five points (two goals and three assists). He got better as the season went on, however, and helped the Rangers reach the Eastern Conference Finals. In Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the
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, Staal scored a memorable overtime goal to give the Rangers a 3–2 win. After teammate
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had scored a rebound goal with 6.6 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime, Staal's powerplay slapshot from the point past
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gave the Rangers a 3-2 win and a 3-2 series lead. Staal continued his strong play into the
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-shortened
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, averaging over 0.5 points per game for the first time in his career with 11 points (2 goals, 9 assists) in his first 21 games. However, during a game against the Philadelphia Flyers, in
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, on March 5, 2013, Staal suffered a scary eye injury. A slap-shot by Flyers defenceman
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was deflected by Flyer forward
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into Staal's right eye, sending him to the ice. After the game, it was concluded that Staal suffered a small retinal tear in his right eye and an orbital fracture. The injury effectively ended his season, as he only played in one game the rest of the year, in the first round of the playoffs, before pulling himself from the line-up again. When he returned, he wore a
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for the first time in his career due to the nature of the injury. In the 2013–14 season, Staal finally played a full season after his two injury-shortened seasons, with 72 regular season games and another 25 in the playoffs, helping the Rangers reach their first
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in 20 years. His point totals were modest (three goals and 11 assists for 14 points during the regular season, and one goal and four assists in the playoffs), as he focused primarily on staying healthy and re-establishing his solid defensive presence. He was the third Staal brother to reach the Finals, after older brother Eric won in
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with the Hurricanes and younger brother Jordan was part of two consecutive finals with the Penguins in
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and
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, winning the latter. In January 2015 Staal signed a 6-year, $34.2 million contract extension, carrying a cap hit with an average annual value of $5.7 million. For the 2014–15 season Staal ended up playing 80 games in the regular season, the most he had played in since the 2009-10 season. He recorded 5 goals and 15 assists for 20 points, each the most he had recorded since the 2010–11 season. With his contributions the team finished the season with 53 wins and 113 points, both single-season franchise records, and which earned the team its seventh division title (second in four years) and third Presidents' Trophy. Staal played 19 games that postseason as the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the third time in four years, ultimately falling to the Tampa Bay Lightning in 7 games. In the 2019–20 season, Staal played in his 842nd career game with the Rangers on October 5, 2019, passing
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for seventh-most played games played games in franchise history. On October 29, 2019, for the first time in his 13-year NHL career, Staal was a healthy scratch against the
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.


Detroit Red Wings

On September 26, 2020, Staal, as one of the longest-tenured players in Rangers history, ended his affiliation with the team as he was traded to the
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, along with a
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second-round pick, in exchange for future considerations. On July 25, 2021, Staal signed a one-year, $2 million contract extension with the Red Wings.


Florida Panthers

On July 13, 2022, having left the Red Wings as a free agent, Staal signed a one-year, $750,000 contract with the
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.


Personal life

Staal married his longtime girlfriend Lindsay Ruggles on August 12, 2011; they have known each other since high school. He proposed to her on December 25, 2010. The couple have three children: two daughters and a son.


Career statistics


Regular season and playoffs


International


See also

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References


External links

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